US11183799B2ActiveUtilityA1

Electrical power inlet connection device and method

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 5, 2019Filed: Apr 3, 2020Granted: Nov 23, 2021
Est. expiryApr 5, 2039(~12.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H01R 24/78H01R 24/30H01R 25/006H01R 13/655H01R 13/7135
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Claims

Abstract

An electrical power inlet connection device, can be attached to portable and/or transitional physical structures. While interacting with tools, an individual may utilize electrical and electronic devices to work on material, where the electrical power inlet connection device can be attached on an inside of, for example, a sawhorse leg. The electrical power inlet connection device has at least one female power outlet and a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) compartment, like those currently utilized near sinks for safety. However, the electrical power inlet connection device can only have a single male power plug. With GFCI, all electrical power inlet connection device applications assure added electrical security. A USB or other electrical/electronic connections can be added to the compartment for connecting to music sources, cell phones, the Internet, etc. within a GFCI compartment.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electrical power inlet connection device comprising:
 a case; 
 one male electrical inlet plug fixedly attached to a continuous, planar surface of the case; and 
 at least one female electrical receptacle fixedly attached to the continuous, planar surface of the case; 
 wherein the one male electrical inlet plug is in direct electrical communication with the at least one female electrical receptacle. 
 
     
     
       2. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one female electrical receptacle fixedly attached to the surface of the case includes a plurality of female electrical receptacles fixedly attached to the surface of the case; wherein the female electrical receptacles are in direct electrical communication with each other and in direct electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug. 
     
     
       3. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 2 , wherein each of the one male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles utilize 120 volts alternating current electrical power. 
     
     
       4. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 3 , wherein the case is disposed on or in a portable or a transitional physical structure. 
     
     
       5. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 4 , wherein the portable or transitional physical structure comprises a sawhorse, a table, a straight chair, a lounge chair, a golf cart, an automobile, a truck, a building addition, or a permanent column, a stake, a post, or a pole disposed in the ground or other structures. 
     
     
       6. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 5 , further comprising a ground fault circuit interrupter that is in electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles. 
     
     
       7. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 6 , further comprising a universal serial port that is in electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug, the plurality of female electrical receptacles, and the ground fault interrupter. 
     
     
       8. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 7 , wherein the universal serial port is connectable with electronic device batteries chargers. 
     
     
       9. The electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 2 , wherein the one male electrical inlet plug on the case is connectable with a first extension cord female receptacle and one of the female electrical receptacles is connectable with a second extension cord male plug, wherein another one male electrical inlet plug on another case is connectable with a second extension cord female receptacle so as to form an electrical daisy chain connection between the case and the another case. 
     
     
       10. A method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between a first electrical power inlet connection device and a second electrical power inlet connection device, comprising:
 providing the first electrical power inlet connection device including a first case having one male electrical inlet plug fixedly attached to a continuous, planar surface of the first case and a plurality of female electrical receptacles fixedly attached to the continuous, planar surface of the first case; wherein the female electrical receptacles attached to the surface of the first case are in direct electrical communication with each other and in direct electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug attached to the surface of the first case; 
 providing the second electrical power inlet connection device including a second case having one male electrical inlet plug fixedly attached to a surface of the second case and a plurality of female electrical receptacles fixedly attached to the surface of the second case; wherein the female electrical receptacles attached to the surface of the second case are in direct electrical communication with each other and are in direct electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug attached to the surface of the second case; 
 connecting a female electrical receptacle on a first extension cord with the one male electrical inlet plug on the first case; 
 plugging a male plug on a second extension cord into one of the female receptacles on the first case; and 
 connecting a female electrical receptacle on the second extension cord with the one male electrical inlet plug on the second case; 
 thereby forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 10 , wherein both of the electrical power inlet connection devices utilize 120 volts alternating current electrical power. 
     
     
       12. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second electrical power inlet connection devices are disposed on or in a portable or a transitional physical structure. 
     
     
       13. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 12 , wherein the portable or transitional physical structure comprises a sawhorse, a table, a straight chair, a lounge chair, a golf cart, an automobile, a truck, a building addition, or a permanent column, a stake, a post, or a pole disposed in the ground or other structures. 
     
     
       14. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 13 , further comprising a ground fault circuit interrupter that is in electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles in each of the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device. 
     
     
       15. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 14 , wherein both the first electrical power inlet connection device and a second electrical power inlet connection device further comprise a universal serial port that is in electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug, the plurality of female electrical receptacles, and the ground fault interrupter. 
     
     
       16. The method of forming an electrical daisy chain connection between the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 15 , wherein both of the universal serial ports are capable of connecting with electronic device battery chargers. 
     
     
       17. A method of forming an electrical power inlet connection device, comprising:
 fixedly attaching one male electrical inlet plug to a continuous, planar surface of a case; 
 fixedly attaching a plurality of female electrical receptacles to the continuous, planar surface of the case; wherein the female electrical receptacles are in direct electrical communication with each other and in direct electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of forming an electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 17 , wherein each of the one male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles utilizes 120 volts alternating current electrical power. 
     
     
       19. The method of forming an electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 18 , wherein each of the male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles are disposed on or in a portable or a transitional physical structure. 
     
     
       20. The method of forming an electrical power inlet connection device of  claim 19 , wherein the portable or transitional physical structure comprises a sawhorse, a table, a straight chair, a lounge chair, a golf cart, an automobile, a truck, a building addition, or a permanent column, a stake, a post, or a pole disposed in the ground or other structures;
 further comprising a ground fault circuit interrupter that is in electrical communication with the one male electrical inlet plug and the plurality of female electrical receptacles in each of the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device; and 
 wherein each of the first electrical power inlet connection device and the second electrical power inlet connection device are capable of connecting with electronic device batteries chargers.

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